Department of

Education

Department of Education
The

DepEd Vision
The DepEd Mission
Our Core Values
Our Mandate

DepEd Vision
We dream of Filipinos
Who passionately love their country
And whose values and competencies
Enable them to realize their full potential
And contribute to building the nation.

DepEd Vision

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As a learner-centered public institution

The Department of Education
Continuously improves itself
To better serve its stakeholders

DepEd Mission
To protect and promote the right of
every Filipino to quality, equitable, culturebased, and complete basic education where:
Students

learn child-friendly, gendersensitive,

safe,
and
motivating
environment.

Teachers

facilitate learning and constantly

nurture every learner.

DepEd Mission

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Administrators

and staff, as stewards of the

institution, ensure an enabling and
supportive environment for effective
learning to happen.

Family,

community, and other stakeholders

are
actively
engaged
and
share
responsibility for developing life-long
learners.

Our Core Values

Maka-Diyos
Maka-tao
Makakalikasan
Makabansa

Our Mandate
The Department of Education was established
through the Education Decree of 1863 as Superior
Commission of Primary Instruction under a
Chairman. The Education agency underwent many
reorganization efforts in the 20th century in order to
better define its purpose vis a vis the changing
administrations and charters. The present day
Department of Education was eventually mandated

Our Mandate

(continued)

through Republic Act 9155, otherwise known as

Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001 which
establishes the mandate of this agency.
The Department of Education (DepEd)
formulates, implements, and coordinates policies,
plans, programs and projects in the areas of formal
and non-formal basic education. It supervises all

Our Mandate

(continued)

elementary and secondary educational institutions,

including alternative learning systems, both public
and private; and provides for the establishment and
maintenance of complete, adequate, and
integrated system of basic education relevant to
the goals of national development.

THANK YOU!